I have really enjoyed painting with this lighter leather recipe recently. Here, I detail two slightly different ways of painting it, depending upon your style or level of dedication.

I think both look pretty great, personally.

Main Method

1. Basecoat with XV-88 .
2. Glaze/recess shade with Doombull Brown .
3. Shade recesses again, this time with fine lines of 1:1 Doombull Brown and Rhinox Hide .
4. Add chunky, scratchy highlights of 1:1 XV-88 and Ushabti Bone to edges and curves.
5. Apply fine highlights of Ushabti Bone .
6. Selectively highlight with Wraithbone .

Alternative Method

I used the above method for the leather skirts of the Drukhari Mandrakes pictured. If you have a lot of leather, very detailed leather or are just feeling lazy, consider a wash of Agrax Earthshade .

If you replace the more in depth Doombull Brown and Rhinox Hide shading with a simple wash, the leather will end up a little darker and loose you some control. Much of this, however, is regained during highlighting. I used this exact method for this Ork Kommando backpack, and am very happy with it.